FROM POLLOCK TO WARHOL
Surveys visual art made in the United States between approximately 1945 and 1975, with a focus on movements such as Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Minimalism as well as the historical context of the Cold War and emerging countercultures.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the most significant tendencies in American art between approximately 1945 and 1975. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare artworks created in the context of different movements and locations. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Relate works of art to their socioeconomic, political, and cultural backgrounds. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Produce written assignments that apply and synthesize key concepts. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe artworks at an advanced level using discipline-specific visual analysis techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Evaluate secondary literature and primary sources in the field of art history. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Summarize the most significant tendencies in American art between approximately 1945 and 1975. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Compare artworks created in the context of different movements and locations. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Relate works of art to their socioeconomic, political, and cultural backgrounds. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Produce written assignments that apply and synthesize key concepts. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Describe artworks at an advanced level using discipline-specific visual analysis techniques. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Evaluate secondary literature and primary sources in the field of art history. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027